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How is the quality of sera brand food for plecos? Was thinking of using the catfish wafers since they contain vegetable matter and wood in the ingredients. Anyone use this food??

It's difficult to get around here (not that I've been trying very hard!), so I've been using JBL NovoPleco, which also contains wood. Seems to be good for the fish. I use the "XL" tablets, as this makes it less likely to be eaten by other gluttonous fish...

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Mats

Although i don't use the specific food you are referring to, i have used a number of Sera food products - all of which i really like & are appreciated by a wide number of catfish species

That's in my rotation of food, the Sera Catfish Chips with willow and alder wood, they like it, as they like all the Sera products so far.

All my grown-up cats (since 6 month) like sera tabs if nothing to eat. This food is just stinking sawdust in comparing to “tetra discus” If you have some driftwood in your tank that food (tetra-discus) is excellent sours for different cats. Please, test once and you will use that food every time. Your pets will like it ;)

kouen wrote:All my grown-up cats (since 6 month) like sera tabs if nothing to eat. This food is just stinking sawdust in comparing to “tetra discus” If you have some driftwood in your tank that food (tetra-discus) is excellent sours for different cats. Please, test once and you will use that food every time. Your pets will like it ;)

I'd like to object here: This is HIGHLY dependent on what species is being kept in the tank. Extra fiber is certainly a good thing for most omnivore species.

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Mats

You right.

I tested this food on L018, L181, L169, L204, L200(128) and red ancistrus only. All they like it, growing very fast as well get a paunch of caviar to breeding. Differnt Colegues from Russia also very happy with that food and recoment as the best pleco "dry twigs". Better is only home made forcemeat with special items specially for each species. Sorry for casuistry

Difficult AND expensive to get around here. I got a small container to try at a premium price (more expensive per gram than any other food I have, including NLS, Dainichi, etc.) so since then I have just given up and provide fresh veggies, real wood and other foods when I'm stuck for fresh food. Hikari wafers are what I use mainly when I want veggie food but don't have fresh.

My fish like the Sera chips, but not enough for me to justify spending about twice what the other foods are worth.

I use the Sera chips just for some variety for the cats, and they really seem to like it. Yes, it is a little more expensive, but I have not found many alternatives that contain the same ingredients. Good luck.

it seems like that is the only brand with wood in the food. almost like its made for panaques

Capt Dave wrote:it seems like that is the only brand with wood in the food. almost like its made for panaques

Like I said, JBL makes a food called NovoPlec with wood-fibre in it. The latest scientific results indicate that the digestion of wood in Panaque is more about using nutrients formed by the microorganisms that break down wood, rather than wood in itself. However, all "mainly vegetarian" fish will need a good amount of fibre in their diet to keep the guts going.

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Mats

Julie wrote:Ken's Fish will be carrying a new food in the near future that will also have wood in it.

That would be great. I've become a huge fan of Ken's sticks, partly due to this forum.

I feed them Ken's stick mix as a primary and their "treats" are the Sera chips or frozen/freeze-dried food(reconstituted), followed by a day off. The Sera chips are too expensive for a primary food.
Amanda

Same here Amanda,as far as feeding, all about The Ken's stix also.

I use several of the Sera food products, including this one and my fish just love it. I have tried several other brands and the only other one that my any of my fish will take is Omega. It's a bit of a drive to get to the LFS that sells Sera, but the price seems reasonable to me. Other than that I also feed whatever vegetables I happen to have.

Currently everyone seems to enjoy waterlogged green beans.

I find that the sera catfish chips are great with baby bns and that (around a week old or so) because it gets a bit soft quite quickly in the water.

And my catfish absolutely adore it. the corys like it too